Last project(s) of 2022

James Stewart

Dec 31

Last weekend was Christmas and the week prior to that we went to Michigan for 4 days of relaxation before braving the snow to return so I didn't have an update of any major woodworking projects for Christmas weekend. But this week we did do a little more work on the frames Leonie and I started and I organized my Christmas gift of a new sharpening station.

First I wanted to show the box I made a few months ago has finally made it to it's recipient our youngest Daughter Rebecca now has her own jewelry box. I had to set this box aside until she could open it for Christmas.

Next I also received one big woodworking gift for Christmas - a new "Worksharp" W3000 sharpening station. After looking at all the bits I looked at the internet for some ideas on how to organize them and modified a few plans to my own liking.

Staring by raiding my plywood pile I made a simple cabinet with a flat workstation at the same height as the surface of the sharpening plate.

I then added small shelves for all of the various sharpening and buffing plates

And a small area to store spare sanding disks.

The end result is pretty good. Now I need to start using it.

And Leonie and I were able to spend a few hours in the workshop this week completing the picture frame project that she challenged me to do as an opportunity to teach her some woodworking. As an opportunity to work together we decided to make 5 of our own frames for various small pieces of art we received for Christmas or had previously.

We worked as a team throughout. Where I could I showed Leonie the process first and then she repeated the steps. IN that way we split the work roughly 50/50.

We even had the opportunity to learn from a few mistakes, which is always part of woodworking. One of the great things I like about woodworking is the challenge of figuring out how to do what you are trying to accomplish. And the sign of a good woodworker is not only how great the product comes out, but how to correct for minor mistakes.

We ended the weekend with a first coat of General Finishes "Java Gel" stain and after a second coat and a wax we should have finished pictures to share next weekend.

All - in - all, another successful woodworking year. In the next day or two I'll post a compilation of all my projects in 2022, but this is my last official post for the actual year.

Happy New Year to all - be safe. And may you all have many happy woodworking projects for 2023! Go create something.

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